This guide has been designed for anaesthetists interested in airway management to locate relevant resources on this topic, including those available through the ANZCA library.
Airway management SIG
For more information about this Special Interest Group (SIG), including events, activities, resources and membership, please visit the Airway Management page on the ANZCA website.
Key documents
PS56 Guideline on equipment to manage difficult airways
PS56BP Guideline on equipment to manage difficult airways Background Paper
PS61 Guideline for the management of evolving airway obstruction: transition to the Can’t Intubate Can’t Oxygenate airway emergency
PS61 Transition to Can’t Intubate Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) cognitive aid
PS61BP Guideline for the management of evolving airway obstruction: transition to the Can’t Intubate Can’t Oxygenate airway emergency Background Paper
ANZCA Airway Management Group: Airway Assessment
ANZCA Airway Management Group: Report: Transition from supraglottic to infraglottic rescue in the “can’t intubate can’t oxygenate” (CICO) scenario
ACE Topicalisation and sedation for awake fibreoptic intubation booklet
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